Counter-Strike 2 Bug Allowing Texture Changes & Cheating Was Fixed

Players discovered a critical exploit in a new Counter-Strike 2 update, accidentally letting them bypass the server rules and change the game elements. However, Valve has already fixed the bug.

As told by YouTuber MrMaxim, the bug allowed players to modify certain things in the game and play with the applied changes on official servers. The YouTuber explained that with the bug, players could replace specific files to modify textures and elements like doors, boxes, and even the player models, which could be used as a way to cheat and bypass the in-game limitations.

The blogger suggested that probably playing with those changes wouldn't be regarded as cheating, though it was not certain. What is more, the exploit has reportedly been present in the game for about six months.

However, it is said that the bug has now been fixed, though Valve didn't mention it in the latest patch notes, which focus on minor performance optimization for some CPU-bound cases, recoil setting during spectating, and support for updating existing map annotations on Steam Workshop.

Also, check out these creative CS2 maps created by the game enthusiast Lillykyu, in which the creator combines the game's world with the elements from other titles or even software:

A Microsoft Paint map for Counter-Strike 2:

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A Fruit Ninja-inspired Counter-Strike 2 map:

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